Surface reconstruction from point cloud data is a reverse engineering process required for example in post production analysis. If you need to bring your scanned model back to your CAD editor then our new Autoshaper software can help you in converting your point cloud data into a free form solid shape. That new shape generated from triangle mesh or point cloud data can be exported for further editing to any file format supporting nurbs surfaces, either STEP, IGES or Rhino 3DM. In the next Autoshaper updates we will add also support for spatial SAT file format.

Automesher application for AutoCAD, BricsCAD and ZWCAD version 1.7.5 allows to convert any polyface mesh or surface entity into a valid manifold 3D solid object. In many cases, due to small gaps present in the source mesh or other geometry related errors, it is not possible to convert directly into a 3D solid, and instead an open surface is created.

The recent Automapki application release 1.4.0 allows to insert web map tiles directly into DWG drawings and create satellite or aerial background image for the selected working area. This feature gives every AutoCAD, BricsCAD or ZWCAD user a new possibility to design and draw on top of any supported web map provider either MapQuest, Open Aerial or Open Street Map.